Food recall

World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's recall: Melissa's Hot Kimchi Pickled Napa Cabbage NET WT

World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's, of Vernon, CA, recalled Melissa's Hot Kimchi Pickled Napa Cabbage NET WT. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared allergen; fish.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 22, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 7, 2024. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed January 31, 2025

The recall

Company
World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's (Vernon, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared allergen; fish.”
Where it was sold
U.S. distribution to the following: CA, TX, FL No foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93705

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0817-2024 Class I

    Melissa's Hot Kimchi Pickled Napa Cabbage NET WT. 14 oz (397g) Ingredients: Napa Cabbage, Radish, Water, Garlic, Red Pepper, Organic Sugar Cane, Sea Salt, Calcium Lactate, Ginger, Onion, Sorbitol, and Xanthan Gum. Produce on equipment that also processes products containing fish. Distributed By: World Variety Produce, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 90051

    Codes: Best By Date 03-15-2024

    Quantity: 124 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of February 7, 2024.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.